plasmalogens

plas·mal·o·gens

(plaz-mal'ō-jenz),

Generic term for glycerophospholipids in which the glycerol moiety bears a 1-alkenyl ether group (on rarer occasions, a 1-alkyl ether group); e.g., alk-1-enylglycerophospholipid; plasmalogens synthesis is reduced in disorders of the peroxisome.

Synonym(s): phosphoglyceracetals

plas·mal·o·gens

(plaz-mal'ō-jenz)

Generic term for glycerophospholipids in which the glycerol moiety bears a 1-alkenyl or 1-alkyl ether group.